Jessica Wapner, Washington Post

Jessica Wapner

Washington Post

New York, NY, United States

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  • Nieman Storyboard
  • SELF Magazine
  • Newsweek

Past articles by Jessica:

The link between our food, gut microbiome and depression

A new study takes an important step forward in understanding the link between the gut bacteria, what we eat and how we feel → Read More

It’s great to be ‘in the zone’ — while working, exercising and creating art. Here’s how to get there.

Experiencing “flow” might do more than make you feel good. → Read More

Can a soundtrack ease you through a story?

key character in a story I was struggling with was a woman with a broken heart. She’d been cheated on by the man she had married, but continued to love him even after he went to prison for attempted murder. By the time I met her, she’d been living on her own for 20 years … → Read More

How Worried Do You Really Need to Be About Your Screen Time?

We've been warned about spending too much time with our technology, but how much does it really matter? → Read More

Cancer Scientists Have Ignored African DNA in the Search for Cures

Genetic research has nearly excluded an entire continent. A massive effort to remedy that could change the future of cancer treatment—and of science. → Read More

Money Can Worsen Our Judgment by Making Us Too Confident, New Study Shows

Confidence is an asset—until it isn’t. It’s also a balancing act: Certainty is essential to moving forward, but too much of it can make it hard to see when we’re wrong. Add money to the mix, says a new study, and we run into trouble. Accurately assessing what the study refers to as “the quality of our answers, actions or statements” is crucial for so many aspects of life. We want to know not… → Read More

U.S. Drug Overdoses Mean More Organs for Transplantation, Harvard Study Shows

Researchers who noticed an increase in the number of organs available traced the change back to a disconcerting source. → Read More

Shock Therapy for Depression: New Study Shows When the Cost Is Worth It

It may be time to end the stigma against the approach. → Read More

Medication Keeps Getting More Expensive—and Big Pharma Won't Explain Why

Prices for the top 20 drugs prescribed to seniors rose by an average of 12 percent every year from 2012 to 2017. Nothing about the medications changed, except their price tag. → Read More

Ancient Egypt: Two Mysterious 3,500-Year-Old Tombs Reveal Mummy and Vast Treasures in New Excavation

"Our ancient Egyptian ancestors are bestowing their blessing." → Read More

Scientists Aim to Preserve a Rare, and Blind, Species of Chinese Fish

Scientists have captured one of the world’s most elusive—and weird-looking—fish. → Read More

Marriage Therapy: Cute Animal Pictures Rekindle the Love, Study Finds

Puppies to the rescue! → Read More

Is It OK to Eat Roadkill? It's Now Legal in More States

Another U.S. state just passed a law allowing "wildlife salvage." → Read More

Extremely Rare and Weird Blind Fish Found in South China Cave

The humpback golden line barbel also has a mysterious little horn. → Read More

DNA Replication Filmed for First Time Shows How Awkward and Random Genetics Is

DNA: It's just like us. → Read More

Theme Park Where Brain-Eating Parasite Killed Teen Sued By Her Parents

The amoeba was living in a rapids course at dangerously high levels. → Read More

Will This Scar? Japanese Scientists Uncover Secret to Regenerative Skin in Frogs

The finding could someday improve wound healing after serious skin injuries. → Read More

Sulforaphane, a Chemical in Broccoli, May Help Diabetics Control Blood Sugar

It's called sulforaphane, and it lowered blood sugar in people with the condition. → Read More

Cybersecurity Attacks Are a Global Threat. Chinese Scientists Have the Answer: Quantum Mechanics

Einstein called it "spooky action at a distance." Others call it the future of computing. → Read More

Arctic Climate Change Study Canceled Due to Climate Change

Sea ice is unexpectedly in motion, making the expedition far too dangerous. → Read More